Tal Kol is not only the Founder of orbs.com, but also an Ambassador at TON (The Open Network), a React fan, and an Ex-head of wix.com mobile engineering. With his wealth of knowledge and experience, he is the perfect person to talk to about the intricacies of TON Coin.
During the interview, Tal Kol will share his thoughts on the potential of the TON coin and how it could change the landscape of the cryptocurrency world. He will also give us an insight into his journey in the industry, his successes and challenges, and the lessons he has learned along the way.
If you're interested in learning more about the future of TON and the world of cryptocurrency, then this is a video you definitely don't want to miss. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Highlights
0:50 - Introduction
1:29 - Tal Kol's journey to TON Community
1:57 - Important News
3:11 - Tal Kol's journey
4:34 - Starting FIXYA: A platform for small businesses to create mobile apps
5:30 - Acquired by Wix.com: Working on mobile app generation platform for 100 million users
6:48 - Pivoting to open source: Developing React Native at Wix
7:34 - Open source politics: How it works for Facebook and Wix
9:02 - Decentralized politics in a capitalist world
12:33 - Getting involved with the open source community
12:53 - Tal's superpower: Combining unrelated fields with different lenses
14:15 - Multidisciplinary skills needed in building products
15:23 - Tal's reputation as a multidisciplinary expert in tech conferences
16:30 - Open source contributions and recognition from tech companies
17:44 - Tal's impact on developers and fork in the road
18:24 - Job offer from Facebook to lead React Native team
18:38 - Visa process and delay in potential relocation to San Francisco
19:04 - Introduction to crypto and initial skepticism
20:10 - Working with Kik Interactive on crypto integration
20:57 - Recognition for Tal's expertise in Web3 and mobile consumer
22:10 - Consultancy arm to help companies pivot to crypto and Web3
23:21 - Struggles with crypto integration at Kik Interactive
23:52 - Decision to build new blockchain for consumers: Orbs
24:16 - Interest in mass adoption blockchain applications and discovery of Telegram white paper
25:08 - Regulatory issues and shutdown of Kik and Telegram projects
25:47 - Introducing Web 3 to mass adoption as a threat to the status quo
26:13 - Facebook's attempt at crypto and mass adoption with Libra
26:47 - US regulators saw threat to hegemony of US dollar
27:12 - Focus shifted to Web 3 instead of mass adoption
27:35 - Building infrastructure on top of existing blockchains
28:55 - Telegram's product fades, but open source community keeps it alive
29:22 - Neutron gets traction, Orbs gets involved in ecosystem
29:55 - Dreaming of mass adoption and bringing connection between consumer, decentralized worlds
30:30 - Tal's social groups
31:35 - Protocol and the arrogance in building new blockchains; importance of building on top of existing ones
32:41 - Involvement in Orbs project to build infrastructure on top of Ethereum for professional DeFi users
33:10 - Orbs helped launch product for sophisticated DeFi users; explanation of over-the-counter trading
35:41 - Introduction to Orbs and lambda functions
36:10 - Decentralizing everything around smart contracts
37:23 - Completing missing building blocks for ecosystem to mature
38:29 - Example of critical but overlooked building block
39:25 - Smart contracts require reading and signing like traditional contracts
39:41 - Participants must read and understand smart contract code before sending transactions
40:16 - Responsibility to read and comprehend contract code lies with individuals
40:53 - Lack of understanding can result in loss of funds
41:46 - Ability to read source code critical…